Reserve Police Officer-1 Jon E. Lopey, Serial No. R6686, has been a sworn law enforcement officer with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), since June 2020 and is currently assigned to the Newton Area, Detectives -Burglary. Officer Lopey started his law enforcement career in February 1977, when he served for 5-months as a Reserve Police Officer with the Vacaville (CA) Police Department. Lopey joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in July 1977, where he was named the Outstanding Cadet of CTC 1-77.

Lopey reported to the East Los Angeles Area office in December 1977, where he served as a field training officer. Subsequent assignments with the CHP included the Oakland, Redwood City, Garberville, Mt. Shasta, and Yreka Areas. Lopey served in the CHP's Headquarters as a sergeant (Emergency Planning Unit) and later, as an assistant chief in Information Management Division. Additionally, Lopey served in Northern Division, Coastal Division, and retired out of Golden Gate Division (Bay Area) in April 2010, after serving as an Assistant Chief (Assistant Commander) in the 2nd largest CHP division in the state. Lopey served as an officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and as mentioned, assistant chief during his CHP career.

Lopey ran for Sheriff-Coroner of Siskiyou County (CA) in 2010, was elected, and assumed office on January 3, 2011. Lopey won his initial election as Sheriff-Coroner and was reelected to the office on two more occasions. Lopey served for 9.9 years as Sheriff-Coroner of Siskiyou County (CA). During this period, Lopey served as an executive board member and Legislative Committee Member for the California Police Officers' Association and he was an Executive Board Member of the Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) committee. Lopey was active in the California State Sheriffs' Association (CSSA) and was a state representative on the Western State Sheriffs' Association Executive Board. Lopey is a life member of CSSA and the California Narcotics Officers' Association (CNOA). In 2019, Lopey was awarded the DARE International Law Enforcement Administrator of the Year Award. Lopey donated most of his sheriff's salary to a non-profit organization in Siskiyou County, which leveraged charitable contributions to help elders, veterans, needy families, law enforcement, children, and civic groups.
Lopey is a Viet Nam Era veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served in various assignments, including the Republic of the Philippines. Lopey was discharged as a sergeant, and he earned four meritorious promotions. Lopey later served for 30-years in the California Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve, where he retired as a full colonel in 2011. Lopey was the Distinguished Leadership Graduate of his U.S. Army Infantry Officer Candidate School class (1980) and was the honor graduate of the Military Police Officer Basic, Infantry Officer and Civil Affairs Officer Advanced courses.

Lopey served in the Military Police, Infantry, and Civil Affairs specialties during his career and held numerous leadership positions, such as platoon leader, adjutant, company commander, battalion operations officer, acting battalion commander, and executive officer of a Civil Affairs Brigade. Lopey served in several hostile fire and combat areas during his Army career, including Haiti, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Lopey earned numerous awards in the military, including the Legion of Merit, 3 Bronze Star Medals (one with "V" device for valor), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Lopey earned Army Parachute Wings and the Combat Action Badge.

Lopey earned a BA from Chapman College and holds a graduate degree (MJM) from the University of Nevada, Reno. Lopey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (Session #253), where he served as a section leader. Lopey holds six California Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificates (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisor, Management, and Executive). Lopey has amassed about 42-years of full-time and over 5-years of total reserve law enforcement experience. Lopey is proud to serve the people of Los Angeles and LAPD as a Reserve Police Officer-1 and plans to continue working at his current assignment in Newton Area's Burglary Table (Detectives), where he specializes in retail theft. Lopey was named Newton Area Reserve Police Officer of the Year twice (2021 & 2023) after being nominated by his supervisors and managers at Newton Area.

Lopey is active in numerous veterans' organizations, and he serves as the Commandant of his local Marine Corps League Detachment.

Lopey recently moved to Verdi, Nevada, where he resides with his wife of 34-years, Maxine.